EB28 | |
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Role | Open-class self-launched sailplane |
National origin | Germany |
Manufacturer | Binder Motorenbau |
First flight | 1986 |
The Binder EB28 is a German two-seat, open-class self-launching powered sailplane designed and built by Binder Motorenbau.[1][2] It first flew in 1986.[3]
The EB28 is a composite-built two-seat shoulder-wing monoplane with a conventional T-type tailplane.[1] It has a retractable central landing gear with a fixed tail wheel.[1] The wing has Schempp-Hirth airbrakes on the upper wing surface and is fitted with water ballast tanks in the wing and vertical tail.[1] The EB28 has a retractable engine for self-launching and a safety hook for aero-towing.[1][2]
It was developed into the single-seat Binder EB29.
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